Bug#996977: kbd-chooser: can't chose keyboard variant keymap

[Xavier Brochard <xavier@alternatif.org>]

Hello Samuel

Le 21.10.2021 23:15, Samuel Thibault a écrit :
> Hello,
>
> Xavier Brochard, le jeu. 21 oct. 2021 21:09:26 +0200, a ecrit:
> > I allways use a keyboard variant. While installing Debian 11, the only 
> > keyboard layout
> > offered was the most common in my language (French Azerty).
>
> Yes, we do not want to clutter the menu with various variant choices 
> for
> each and every language.

May be I don't remember, but I think it was possible to chose a variant 
on the ncurse UI in "advanced" mode (at the lower priority options).

> > but it breaks security during install as user is unable to type a good
> > password.
>
> Why?

You can install in french with a different keyboard layout for whatever 
reasons : being in another country or using a variant layout like Dvorak 
or Bépo (my case). It is thus very hard to find characters different 
from numbers or french alphabet. Actually, it was difficult for me to 
type identical password 2 times, and then I was unable to type the same 
password at the login prompt. It happened on 2 or 3 installations until 
I decided to type only numbers in the password.

Xavier